All United States articles – Page 1135
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NewsTod Williams to direct Cell for Cargo Entertainment
Cargo Entertainment has attached Tod “Kip” Williams to direct John Cusack in the Stephen King adaptation Cell. Mark Lindsay is presenting the project to buyers company handles international pre-sales while Paradigm represents US rights.
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NewsK5 Mans up with Tim Robbins
K5 has boarded international rights to Man Under, the new feature to be directed by and to star Tim Robbins.
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NewseOne picks up Reese Witherspoon refugee drama
eOne strikes multi-territory deal for The Good Lie.
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NewsKristen Stewart slips into The Big Shoe
Jim Sturgess is also attached to Steve Shainberg’s feature, being sold by HanWay at EFM.
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NewsLaika, Focus unveil third partnership on Boxtrolls
Laika has begun production on its third feature The Boxtrolls. Focus Features holds worldwide rights while Universal Pictures International will distribute outside North America and eOne will release in Canada.
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NewsFocus, Random House snap up films rights to Longbourn
Random House Studio and Focus Features have moved on film rights to Longbourn, a revisionist take on Pride And Prejudice that tells Jane Austen’s story from the point of view of the Bennet family estate servants.
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108 Media boards John Leguizamo’s Fugly!
108 Media has added John Leguizamo’s autobiographical comedy Fugly! to its EFM sales slate and plans a US release in the third quarter.
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Carrie Ferman earns Sony Pictures Television stripes
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed the executive to svp of business strategy and development, international production.
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NewsCohen Media Group takes May In The Summer
The US distributor has picked up all US rights from Elle Driver to Cherien Dabis’ Amreeka follow-up after its recent world premiere in Sundance.
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NewsParticipant PanAmerica to fund LatAm features
Participant Media has launched a development and co-financing initiative with Mexico’s Canana, Chile’s Fabula and Colombia’s Dynamo.
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NewsSolar Pictures, Italia strike multi-territory output
Solar Pictures has closed a multi-year output agreement with Italia Film for the Middle East, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives.
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NewsExclusive Media confirm Charlize Theron Dark Places project
The late tumble of US sale product continued as Exclusive Media said it would produce and finance the Gillian Flynn adaptation alongside Theron’s Denver And Delilah Productions, Stephane Marsil’s Hugo Productions and Mandalay Vision.
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NewsStarting gun fires on Danny Trejo's Bullet
EXCLUSIVE: Shoot underway in Los Angeles on thriller sold in Berlin by SC Films.
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NewsCelsius adopts Any Day Now
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit has picked up gay rights drama starring Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt.
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NewsCinedigm picks up US rights to Fruit Hunters
Cinedigm has acquired US rights from the National Film Board Of Canada to by Yung Chang’s documentary The Fruit Hunters.
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NewsCBS moves Last Vegas forward to Nov 1
The comedy starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen was originally dated for Dec 20.
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NewsArt Directors Guild elects Mimi Gramatky president
Production Designer Mimi Gramatky has been elected president of the 2,000-member Art Directors Guild.
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NewsMagnolia finds Best Man, Goldywn tastes Somm
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Best Man Down. Separately Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up North America on Somm.
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NewsHaunter, The Rambler among SXSW Midnighters line-up
Festival organisers announced that Mike Mendez’s creature feature Big Ass Spider!, E L Katz’s Cheap Thrills, Vincenzo Natali’s Haunter starring Abigail Breslin [pictured] and Dennis Iliadis’ Plus One will receive world premieres.
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NewsLionsgate extends Jason Constantine contract
Jason Constantine has extended his contract as president of acquisitions and co-productions for Lionsgate’s motion picture group.